The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

In a number of team changes, Joe Schmidt has handed retiring half Nic White a surprise Wallabies start in the third Test against the British and Irish Lions.

Embattled Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has addressed his future and the fallout of the Demons' last-quarter capitulation to St Kilda.

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy wants Jahrome Hughes' new contract to be the first of several key deals, desperate to keep his all-star spine intact.

The Wallabies have swung between grieving and aggrieved since their loss in Melbourne but both must be put aside if they are to save face in Sydney

Touring party enjoy themselves on and off the field, and despite series win the ebb and flow can continue to the end

Melbourne will offset the loss of Jahrome Hughes with the return of two big names, while the Warriors have suffered multiple injury blows in their top-four bid.

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With a series win secure, the Lions chase a whitewash in Sydney - but history shows that such a task is tricky

Sydney is gaining on Melbourne’s long lead as a literary city, with a new partnership between Sydney Writers’ Festival and the State Library of New South Wales. This year-round program of literary events, programmed by the festival (with many hosted by the library) presents a serious injection into Sydney’s literary…